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Chapter 4

Anna stared down into the chromatic eyes in front of her face. Kristoff, she thought, I'm lying on top of Kristoff.

He had his hands on her waist and his breathing seemed quicker than normal. Anna stared at him, unable to pull her eyes away from his. She couldn't get up and run from him, with his hands being on her waist. She knew that she had to talk to him. Heck, if an ex-thief and a princess could make it work then so could they. She didn't know what to say to him as she stared down at him. He frowned at her, curious. Anna tried to gather her thoughts to string together a sentence.

"Anna, I-" He hesitated. Anna's eyes shifted to look down at his lips. She remembered, again, how velvety his lips had been on hers, that day on the dock. He seemed to be having difficulty in saying what he wanted to her. She was still struggling to find the words to tell him how she felt, her head swimming as she thought of all the possible outcomes. Without giving him time to figure out what he was going to say, Anna kissed him lightly on the lips. Kristoff's eyes widened, surprised. Anna saw the shock on his face and her face turned red in shame. She knew now that Kristoff didn't think of her the way that she thought of him. She rolled off him, away from his hands, stood up and ran back towards the castle. She faintly heard him calling her name, telling her to wait, as the doors slammed shut behind her. She ran through the castle and didn't stop until she reached her room, locking the door behind her.

Stupid, stupid, stupid, she thought, why did I have to kiss him?

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She kissed him. Anna had kissed him. Kristoff was still lying on the floor outside, propped up on his elbows. He reached the tips of his fingers to his lips. He could taste her there but he wasn't entirely sure that had really just happened. God, why didn't he kiss her back? Cursing himself mentally, he stood and looked towards the castle. He didn't know if he should go in after her. She looked pretty horrified after she had kissed him, and she certainly didn't want to hang around. He turned to walk towards the stables, deciding to go and talk to Sven. He was halfway to the stables when he heard a voice behind him.

"Kristoff! Where you heading?"

He turned to see Eugene striding across the courtyard towards him.

"Uh, just off to the stables," Kristoff answered rubbing his hand along the back of his neck.

"So..." Eugene asked when he reached him.

"So what?" Kristoff asked him, bemused.

"So, how did it go with Red?" Eugene grinned at him, dying to know how their tale of true love was going.

"It didn't," Kristoff told him, "Not really. Well, I mean she kissed me."

"YES!" Eugene exclaimed, happy for his new friend, "So she loves you too!"

"Well, not exactly, I mean, I didn't tell her how I felt, she just kissed me, looked absolutely appalled with herself, then ran away." Kristoff looked at the ground, shaking his head as if somehow the solution to his princess problem would come to him.

"But she kissed you? Hmm," Eugene mused, "Women are a peculiar species."

Kristoff said nothing but nodded his head vehemently in agreement.

"Did you kiss her back?" Eugene asked, after a pause.

"No," Kristoff said, "She took me a bit by surprise."

"Hmm," Eugene looked deep in thought, "Maybe you both need to be fully involved in the kiss, not just a one sided thing. You know, true love's kiss and all that. Maybe, and I'm just guessing here, but maybe she thought you didn't like it. You just need to give it another go."

"Yeah, like she'll come near me again now." Kristoff grumbled.

Eugene slapped himself on the forehead, remembering the reason he had come to find Kristoff.

"She will! She has to! I forgot, the reason I came out here was to tell you that Elsa has decided to throw a ball tomorrow night, for me and Blondie!"

Kristoff smiled at Eugene's nickname for his wife, he had told her about how she had 70 foot of blonde hair when he met her until he cut it and it had turned brunette but the nickname for her stuck.

"I hate balls, the first one was bad enough after the Big Thaw. I stick out like a sore thumb!" Kristoff groaned

"Hey, you and me both, buddy!" Eugene told him, patting him on the back.

"No way, you're a prince now!" Kristoff said, incredulously.

"Doesn't mean I don't feel out of place," Eugene told him, "Now come on, big guy, let's head in to town."

"What for?" Kristoff frowned at his friend.

"We need to get you a suit!

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Anna loved a ball. She loved the warmth in the ballroom and the smell of the food, especially the chocolate. She was so excited when Elsa told her that she had planned a ball for Eugene and Rapunzel's visit that she had almost forgotten about the moment with Kristoff yesterday. Almost. She wouldn't easily forget how shocked he had looked when she kissed him and her face flushed red with embarrassment just at the thought of it. Anna suspected that Elsa was throwing this ball just to shove her and Kristoff together, to dance and have to hold eachother. But then she disregarded that, surely Elsa wouldn't go to all this trouble just so Anna and Kristoff would dance together a few times? Anna had to admit, she liked the idea of spinning around the ballroom with Kristoff's hands on her waist. Anna sighed at the thought, twirling around, making the skirt of her dress float out. She looked at herself in the mirror, and was pleased with her appearance. Her long, turquoise, dress hugged her tightly around her upper body before it reached her waist, where it fanned out in a silky, full skirt. Anna had begged Elsa to add some small snowflakes to the skirt, making it shine in the light. Anna wondered about putting a shawl on as the dress had capped sleeves but then decided against it as she knew it would get too hot once she started dancing. Anna admired her hair, an elegant up-do which Rapunzel had prepared for her. She pinched her cheeks lightly, to make them look more naturally pink. Just as she began twirling around her room again, there was a knock on the door. Anna opened it to see Rapunzel and Eugene standing there. Eugene let out a low whistle.

"Looking good, Red!" He said, approvingly, which earned him a playful dig in the ribs from his wife. Anna chuckled at this. She knew that Eugene was being friendly and always enjoyed watching the back and forth banter of their relationship.

"You ready to go down?" Rapunzel asked her.

"Ready as I'll ever be." Anna answered her. She stood tall and walked down the hallway behind them, giggling as the two lovers with her argued over who was going to get the biggest piece of cake tonight and she tried her hardest not to think about Kristoff's hands on her waist.

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Kristoff stood in the corner of the ballroom waiting for the royals to arrive. This reminded him how out of place he was. He waited for them with the other guests, while the four of them were able to walk in together. He pulled at his collar uncomfortably looking around the room for some means of escape. Several of the guests had already tried to make conversation with him but had soon given up when they found out he was just an ice harvester. He had been too embarrassed to tell them he was the Ice Master. It just sounded too ridiculous. Kristoff glanced around at the exits again. He wondered how mad Elsa would be if he bailed. He had just decided that he would leave and face the music later when Eugene appeared in front of him. Kristoff gave him a questioning look and then looked towards the front of the room to see if the other royals had arrived.

"Just me, buddy," Eugene told him, understanding his look, "Couldn't leave you here all by yourself now, could I?"

Kristoff smiled at his friend, relieved to see him. He noticed some of the other guests looking surprised and murmuring to each other when they saw the prince talking to the ice harvester in such an easy way, making it obvious that they were friends. He could see that some of these guests thought that maybe Kristoff was a lot more important than they first thought, as they began sidling towards him. Kristoff was not good at dealing with dignitaries. In fact, he was awful at it. At socialising in general. Luckily, it was at this moment that the doors opened.

"OH! Gotta go, man. See you in a bit!" Eugene whispered as he ran to stand by the door near the front.

"Princess Rapunzel and Prince Eugene of Corona." Kai announced them. Eugene expertly slid next to Rapunzel walking in time with her. She looked up at him, rolling her eyes and smiling as he beamed down at her. They walked to the front and waited.

"Queen Elsa of Arendelle." Kai called this time, and in walked Elsa in another dress of her creation. The guests at the ball gazed open-mouthed at the beauty of it. Kristoff was still impressed by Elsa's ability to use ice as clothing, surprised she didn't freeze herself with it. His mind got away from him and he started to think about socks made of ice and barely heard Kai call out the next name. He looked up as he realised that Kai had said Anna. And then he saw her.

OK, so there you go. I didn't want them to get together straight away, sorry guys! But please do review, I'd love to know what you guys think!